This article explores cognitively just, reliable subject access to indigenous knowledge
through knowledge organization systems (KOSs). Cognitive justice requires that indigenous …

Although we tend to see classification as a socially and morally neutral activity, classification
systems often incorporate societal prejudices and marginalize disadvantaged populations …

This paper presents bio-bibliometric analysis of the contributions of Dr. Khalid Mahmood in
the field of Library and Information Science through his publications. The analysis includes …

Purpose Deeni Madaris of Pakistan and their libraries are playing an important role in
educating the large fraction of society. They have always been engaged in the development …

Despite the fact that scholarship and knowledge about sex and sexuality have grown
enormously in the last century, these topics in the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) …

Nearly 25 years have elapsed since the last comprehensive measure of the percentage of
academic libraries that employ the Dewey and Library of Congress systems of classification …

This review covers cataloging and classification literature published in 2009 and 2010,
including relevant explorations of knowledge organization systems and theory. Only English …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to develop understanding of the problems of
classification, to discover the classification practices of libraries with rich collections on Islam …

How should libraries classify indigenous or traditional knowledge? This paper presents an
argument against universal access and in favor of working with the people who produce the …

Libraries deal with recorded knowledge. Classification systems play a fundamental role in
the organization, display, retrieval and access of the knowledge and materials in libraries …